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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 105183" data-attributes="member: 8"><p><strong>Re: Comments on HOT 7mm\'s</strong></p><p></p><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>The rig would be for deer and elk out to 600-800yds but with as little wind doping as possible thats why I was thinking about the long 7mm bullets</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think? </p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>A regular 7 mm Rem mag, 7mmWby mag, or 7 STW or 7 RUM will easily do what you want. </p><p></p><p>The bearing surface on the 200 gr Wildcat (unbonded bullet) was the same as the Nosler 160 AB give or take a small amount. This is somewhat longer than the bearing surface on a 175 gr SMK which has a BC of 0.6. SS7MM was launching the 200 grain wildcats from a standard 7Wby mag but did not have a fast enough twist to acheive complete stabilization. With a 7 twist 3 groove barrel you could have the option of the heavy bullets or the lighter ones.</p><p></p><p>A Weatherby 378 has almost the exact same case capacity as a 338 LM. If you blow them out and neck them down to 284 you have a 7mm AM with and without a belt for all practical purposes. Whether Pac Nor or Kirby will be more precise with the reamer is your decision. A 7mm AM with a 200 gr Wildcat compares favorably with a 30-378Wby with a 240 gr SMK and depends on what you want to assume is the BC of the 200 gr Wildcat.</p><p></p><p>For what you want to do you might actually think about a 264 Win mag as something fun to work with and shoot. I want one so bad I just can't hardly resist it any longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 105183, member: 8"] [b]Re: Comments on HOT 7mm\'s[/b] [ QUOTE ] The rig would be for deer and elk out to 600-800yds but with as little wind doping as possible thats why I was thinking about the long 7mm bullets What do you guys think? [/ QUOTE ] A regular 7 mm Rem mag, 7mmWby mag, or 7 STW or 7 RUM will easily do what you want. The bearing surface on the 200 gr Wildcat (unbonded bullet) was the same as the Nosler 160 AB give or take a small amount. This is somewhat longer than the bearing surface on a 175 gr SMK which has a BC of 0.6. SS7MM was launching the 200 grain wildcats from a standard 7Wby mag but did not have a fast enough twist to acheive complete stabilization. With a 7 twist 3 groove barrel you could have the option of the heavy bullets or the lighter ones. A Weatherby 378 has almost the exact same case capacity as a 338 LM. If you blow them out and neck them down to 284 you have a 7mm AM with and without a belt for all practical purposes. Whether Pac Nor or Kirby will be more precise with the reamer is your decision. A 7mm AM with a 200 gr Wildcat compares favorably with a 30-378Wby with a 240 gr SMK and depends on what you want to assume is the BC of the 200 gr Wildcat. For what you want to do you might actually think about a 264 Win mag as something fun to work with and shoot. I want one so bad I just can't hardly resist it any longer. [/QUOTE]
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